Joshua Mangas

Glebe Farm School

  • All-through
  • Free schools
  • Ages 2 to 16

URN 149106 · Milton Keynes · INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING

In Milton Keynes

Inspection

Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026.

Latest full inspection

20 May 2025
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective
Yes

Full inspection (section 5)

From September 2024 until report cards began, full inspections gave key judgements but no overall grade.

Read the reports on Ofsted’s website. Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information.

Attendance

Against Milton Keynes and England, secondary schools.

Overall absence

2024/25

5.9%

Milton Keynes
8.6%
England
8.4%

2.5 percentage points lower than England.

5.67.38.92017/182024/25
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Overall absence
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2017/18Not published5.7%5.5%
2018/19Not published5.5%5.5%
2020/21Not published5.4%5.5%
2021/22Not published9.1%9.0%
2022/235.8%8.9%9.0%
2023/245.4%8.3%8.9%
2024/255.9%8.6%8.4%

Sessions missed for any reason, as a share of all possible sessions in the school year. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Persistent absence

2024/25

13.9%

Milton Keynes
23.6%
England
23.4%

9.5 percentage points lower than England.

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Persistent absence
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2017/18Not published15.4%13.9%
2018/19Not published13.9%13.7%
2020/21Not published14.7%14.8%
2021/22Not published28.1%27.7%
2022/2312.8%25.2%26.5%
2023/2411.1%23.0%25.6%
2024/2513.9%23.6%23.4%

Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Severe absence

2024/25

1.9%

Milton Keynes
4.0%
England
3.9%

2.0 percentage points lower than England.

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Severe absence
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2017/18Not published1.2%1.2%
2018/19Not published1.2%1.3%
2020/21Not published1.7%1.5%
2021/22Not published2.7%2.7%
2022/231.5%3.3%3.4%
2023/241.9%3.7%3.8%
2024/251.9%4.0%3.9%

Pupils who missed 50% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions

Against Milton Keynes and England, secondary schools.

Suspensions per 100 pupils

2024/25

4.63

Milton Keynes
22.03
England
21.24

16.61 lower than England.

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Suspensions per 100 pupils
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2017/18Not published10.9010.13
2018/19Not published9.8410.75
2019/20Not published6.267.43
2020/21Not published7.118.48
2021/22Not published14.2913.96
2022/235.5822.8418.90
2023/248.8824.2422.61
2024/254.6322.0321.24

Suspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. One pupil can be suspended more than once. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.

Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

2024/25

0.00

Milton Keynes
0.02
England
0.23

0.23 lower than England.

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Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2017/18Not published0.010.20
2018/19Not published0.010.20
2019/20Not published0.010.13
2020/21Not published0.000.10
2021/22Not published0.000.16
2022/230.000.000.22
2023/240.000.000.25
2024/250.000.020.23

Permanent exclusions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.

Key stage 2 results

Against Milton Keynes and England, primary schools.

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard

2024/25

65%

Milton Keynes
66%
England
63%

2 percentage points higher than England.

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Reading, writing and maths: expected standard
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2021/22Not published59%59%
2022/23Not published59%60%
2023/2475%61%61%
2024/2565%66%63%
2025/26 (provisional)Not published67%63%

Pupils at the end of key stage 2 who met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 2 attainment, 2024/25.

Reading, writing and maths: higher standard

2024/25

3%

Milton Keynes
10%
England
8%

5 percentage points lower than England.

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Reading, writing and maths: higher standard
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2021/22Not published8%7%
2022/23Not published8%8%
2023/2413%9%8%
2024/253%10%8%
2025/26 (provisional)Not published11%9%

Pupils at the end of key stage 2 who met the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 2 attainment, 2024/25.

Key stage 4 results

Against Milton Keynes and England, secondary schools.

Attainment 8

2025/26 (provisional)

Not publishedNot applicable to this school

Milton Keynes
45.4
England
47.4
45.547.549.52021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
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Attainment 8
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2021/22Not published47.649.8
2022/23Not published45.647.2
2023/24Not published45.546.9
2024/25Not published45.247.1
2025/26 (provisional)Not published45.447.4

The average of pupils' points across eight GCSE-level qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

English and maths: grade 4 or above

2025/26 (provisional)

Not publishedNot applicable to this school

Milton Keynes
64%
England
66%
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English and maths: grade 4 or above
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2021/22Not published68%70%
2022/23Not published67%67%
2023/24Not published66%67%
2024/25Not published65%66%
2025/26 (provisional)Not published64%66%

Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 4 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

English and maths: grade 5 or above

2025/26 (provisional)

Not publishedNot applicable to this school

Milton Keynes
45%
England
48%
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English and maths: grade 5 or above
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2021/22Not published48%51%
2022/23Not published44%46%
2023/24Not published46%47%
2024/25Not published45%47%
2025/26 (provisional)Not published45%48%

Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

Pupils

Against Milton Keynes and England, secondary schools.

Eligible for free school meals

2024/25

22.3%

Milton Keynes
23.6%
England
25.8%

3.5 percentage points lower than England.

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Eligible for free school meals
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2021/22Not published18.7%20.9%
2022/2318.0%20.5%22.7%
2023/2420.3%22.0%24.1%
2024/2522.3%23.6%25.8%

Pupils known to be eligible for free school meals on census day in January. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

SEN support

2024/25

11.3%

Milton Keynes
12.3%
England
13.4%

2.1 percentage points lower than England.

8.911.013.12021/222022/232023/242024/25
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SEN support
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2021/22Not published9.6%11.9%
2022/238.6%9.1%12.4%
2023/2413.2%10.5%12.9%
2024/2511.3%12.3%13.4%

Pupils receiving special educational needs support without an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

Education, health and care plan

2024/25

2.4%

Milton Keynes
2.2%
England
3.1%

0.7 percentage points lower than England.

1.02.03.02021/222022/232023/242024/25
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Education, health and care plan
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2021/22Not published1.9%2.2%
2022/230.9%1.9%2.4%
2023/242.5%2.1%2.7%
2024/252.4%2.2%3.1%

Pupils with an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

First language other than English

2024/25

20.2%

Milton Keynes
25.7%
England
19.2%

1.0 percentage point higher than England.

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First language other than English
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2021/22Not published23.1%17.5%
2022/2312.4%23.7%18.1%
2023/2417.8%24.5%18.6%
2024/2520.2%25.7%19.2%

Pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

Teachers

Against Milton Keynes and England, secondary schools.

Pupils per qualified teacher

2025/26

19.0

Milton Keynes
18.6
England
17.3

1.7 higher than England.

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Pupils per qualified teacher
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2017/18Not published17.116.5
2018/19Not published17.616.8
2019/20Not published18.217.2
2020/21Not published18.317.1
2021/22Not published17.417.1
2022/2316.917.917.2
2023/2419.818.217.4
2024/2521.118.717.3
2025/2619.018.617.3

Full-time equivalent pupils for each full-time equivalent qualified teacher. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2025/26.

Teacher sickness absence

2024/25

2.9 days

Milton Keynes
4.9 days
England
5.0 days

2.1 days lower than England.

Compared with all state-funded schools: DfE publishes this measure for all schools, not by phase.

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Teacher sickness absence
YearThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
2017/18Not published3.5 days4.0 days
2018/19Not published3.7 days4.0 days
2019/20Not publishedNot publishedNot published
2020/21Not published3.6 days3.9 days
2021/22Not published5.6 days6.3 days
2022/232.0 days5.0 days5.2 days
2023/241.5 days5.2 days5.3 days
2024/252.9 days4.9 days5.0 days

Days lost to sickness absence in the school year, averaged across all teachers. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2024/25.

Finance

Academies report their accounts as part of their trust, so DfE publishes no school-level balance for this school. The trust’s figures are in DfE’s Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.

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About the school

Pupils on roll
1,188
Capacity
1,539
Type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Age range
2 to 16
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Admissions
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
Trust
INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
Opened
1 September 2022
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Constituency
Milton Keynes Central
Deprivation of the area (IDACI)
Decile 2 of 10 (1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods)

Address: Burney Drive, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 8XY

Website: www.glebefarmschool.co.uk/

Telephone: 01908794400

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Sources and corrections

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